Get Rich Quick: Monkey Business Edition

Maybe they should be stared at their eyes.

We all know the famous saying, "Monkey see you, monkey hump you," but, "Monkey see you, monkey bite you?" Now I've heard everything. Between August 28th and September 7th 18 people were bitten by wild monkeys in Hyuga, Miyazaki. You're probably thinking, "So what? I alone was bitten by a similar amount of animals during that time period," and I hear you, but here's where the story gets interesting. Through a combination of donations and money from the government, each of the victims was awarded ¥20,000. That's about $200! So the get rich quick scheme goes like this:

1. Somehow go to Hyuga.
 2. Find a band of monkeys.
3. Stare them in the eyes (or throw rocks or something).
4. Collect your check.
5. Make a wise investment (let your money make you money).

There seems to be another scheme involving monkeys. In the same city a group of wild monkeys made their way into a vacated home. The fire department was called in to deal with the monkeys (if you can deal with fire, you can for sure handle monkeys). Some walls were damaged by the firemen (again, you deal with fire and monkeys in the same exact way: chopping walls). The owner of this house was given ¥360,000 (or about $3,600) in compensation. So the other get rich quick scheme is pretty much like the first one, but step one is now, "Own an abandoned house in Hyuga," and step three is, "Release band in home."

Source: Yomiuri Online